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Make a Balance / Scale
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a kind of balance device using a wire coat hanger, some string, and paper cups. Learners use the balance to see how many jellybeans equals an apple, or create a...
Bearings for Your Whirligig
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsExperiment with friction and make bearings for a whirligig! This activity is a nice introduction to friction and bearings and demonstrates why bearings are useful for spinning. A related video show...
Liquid Layers
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsExperiment with liquids of different densities and create liquid layers. For example, oil and water have different densities: oil floats on water because it is less dense than water. A liquid that...
Make a Garbage Bag Kite
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsMake a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic! This fun activity has step-by-step instructions on how to make a triangle kite or semi...
Painting a Picture with Air
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsCreate a painting by blowing air out of a straw. Push liquid acrylic paint around on some watercolor paper by aiming short bursts of air onto the paint puddle. See what happens when you use...
Tissue Paper Parachute
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners make a parachute out of tissue paper, tape, and string. Then, learners test their parachute to see how many paper clips it can carry. Next, learners design a parachute...